FINGAL WILL be desperate to bring their miserable league run to an end when they travel to bottom club Avoca in a proverbial sixpointer next Saturday.

John McInerney's charges are playing some good hockey but not getting the results, last weekend's two matches being a good case in point as they suffered unfortunate away defeats. They travelled to title contenders Three Rock Rovers on Saturday and found themselves trailing 2-0 at half-time, having won three corners to none and missed a couple of great chances. Fingal eventually pulled a goal back 10 minutes from the end when David Bane converted a corner after great play from Andrew Shekleton, but the equaliser wouldn't come and Three Rock rubbed salt in the wounds by netting from a disputed corner in the 68th minute. The first half of their second game of the weekend, away to Pembroke, was similarly frustrating as Fingal played well but found themselves a goal down at the interval from the only corner Pembroke won in the entire half. Ten minutes after the restart Paddy Gahan's fine approach play presented a chance to Marcus O'Brien who netted with a great reverse hit, but opportunities for the visitors to take the lead weren't taken and Pembroke profited from a mistake at the back to edge 21 in front. Shane Dempsey restored parity once more on 55 minutes with a good finish, but the real turning point in the match came when Eamonn Bane was controversially yellowcarded for what was deemed to be a stick raised above shoulder height, and Pembroke scored from the resulting corner to take a 3-2 lead. On Eamonn's return from the sin-bin Fingal staged a late rally, but as they pushed for an equaliser they were caught out right at the death as their hosts plundered a fourth and decisive goal.